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Russian trade in goods with Mongolia in Q2 2017

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Mongolia in the second quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Mongolia

In the 2nd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Mongolia totaled $330,639,711, up 37.24% ($89,727,283) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $322,536,468, up 39.41% ($91,183,934) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 were $8,103,243, down 15.24% ($1,456,651) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 was $314,433,225, a 41.77% increase ($92,640,585) over the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Mongolia was Russia’s 55th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 58th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.2366% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2213% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Mongolia was Russia’s 42nd largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 45th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.3841% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.3482% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Mongolia was Russia’s 94th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 91st in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0145% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0226% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Mongolia

The major share of Russian exports to Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 64.18% of Russia’s total exports to Mongolia (57.75% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.38% of Russia’s total exports to Mongolia (21.70% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.00% of Russia’s total exports to Mongolia (8.23% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.04% of Russia’s total exports to Mongolia (5.49% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.89% of Russia’s total exports to Mongolia (3.49% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $73,255,501;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $6,968,071;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $4,810,746;
  • Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - an increase of $4,212,454;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,551,760;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,650,526;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $1,309,385;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $1,184,679;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $1,128,356.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $12,774,937;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $2,633,403;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,033,284.
Russia’s exports to Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2017
over Q2 2016
01 Live animals 173,094 0.05 91,53789.10
02 Meat and edible meat offal 51,390 0.02 684,186-92.49
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 6,945 0.00 8,274-16.06
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,724,478 0.84 2,228,10122.28
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 17,397 0.01 5,636208.68
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 111,364 0.03 336,371-66.89
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 560,010 0.17 438,04627.84
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 228,559 0.07 119,37491.46
10 Cereals 4,784,564 1.48 17,559,501-72.75
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,542,542 0.48 4,175,945-63.06
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,486,769 0.46 177,384738.16
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 5,531,882 1.72 4,886,48213.21
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 817,735 0.25 542,97050.60
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,681,034 0.52 1,365,76523.08
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 4,497,682 1.39 3,679,87822.22
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 5,557,245 1.72 4,686,00318.59
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,086,156 0.34 928,19117.02
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,914,809 1.52 4,073,11720.66
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,496,762 0.77 3,237,276-22.87
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,218,088 0.38 565,807115.28
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 428,117 0.13 413,7933.46
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 338,477 0.10 191,82276.45
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 206,676,378 64.08 133,420,87754.91
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 382,657 0.12 520,497-26.48
29 Organic chemicals 2,109,230 0.65 1,796,84817.38
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,013,284 0.62 3,046,568-33.92
31 Fertilizers 7,462,911 2.31 4,911,15151.96
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,252,769 0.39 768,11963.10
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,913,534 0.59 728,855162.54
34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster 2,543,359 0.79 1,717,61048.08
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 93,416 0.03 19,538378.12
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,718,362 0.53 1,329,63829.24
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 4,755-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,933,192 1.22 2,282,66672.31
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,490,254 0.46 1,411,0885.61
40 Rubber and articles thereof 896,069 0.28 501,42278.71
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 556,918 0.17 166,098235.29
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 5,833 0.00 2,655119.70
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 4,260 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,418,522 0.44 1,068,21132.79
45 Cork and articles of cork 4,603 0.00 3061,404.25
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 192 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 676,105 0.21 286,097136.32
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 787,023 0.24 671,25517.25
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 10,822 0.00 5,51596.23
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 30,019 0.01 0
52 Cotton 61,723 0.02 32,24291.44
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 207 0.00 80158.75
54 Man-made filaments 100 0.00 1,502-93.34
55 Man-made staple fibers 10,178 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 239,188 0.07 145,23464.69
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 13,938 0.00 9,21451.27
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,626 0.00 198721.21
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 35,846 0.01 36,234-1.07
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,401 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 89,216 0.03 39,629125.13
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 63,149 0.02 35,17279.54
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 17,359 0.01 43,328-59.94
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 180,451 0.06 175,2722.95
65 Headgear and parts thereof 26,525 0.01 10,774146.19
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 571 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 467 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,549,623 0.79 2,012,16426.71
69 Ceramic products 379,761 0.12 253,23449.96
70 Glass and glassware 2,977,403 0.92 1,849,04761.02
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 37,297 0.01 0
72 Iron and steel 11,002,309 3.41 4,034,238172.72
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,758,314 1.17 3,309,28613.57
74 Copper and articles thereof 48,951 0.02 67,538-27.52
75 Nickel and articles thereof 2,250 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 442,448 0.14 378,73116.82
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 167-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 14,388 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 649 0.00 2,603-75.07
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 42-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 96,336 0.03 57,39767.84
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 399,741 0.12 223,48078.87
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 10,434,149 3.24 5,623,40385.55
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 8,961,909 2.78 4,749,45588.69
86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds 1,397,841 0.43 497,516180.96
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,581,749 0.49 1,668,675-5.21
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 47,349-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 319,255 0.10 116,821173.29
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 410 0.00 11,387-96.40
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 209 0.00 260-19.62
94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings 530,103 0.16 437,96121.04
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 74,429 0.02 24,707201.25
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 549,534 0.17 402,96636.37
SS Classified 654 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Mongolia

The major share of Russian imports from Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 80.71% of Russia’s total imports from Mongolia (82.21% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 13.84% of Russia’s total imports from Mongolia (15.32% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 5.07% of Russia’s total imports from Mongolia (2.13% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $208,533;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $206,062;
  • Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric (HS code 51) - an increase of $100,928;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $49,710;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $40,048;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $26,961.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $787,866;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $589,340;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $527,315;
  • Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - a decrease of $126,504;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $34,744.
Russia’s imports from Mongolia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2017
over Q2 2016
02 Meat and edible meat offal 582,642 7.19 1,171,982-50.29
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 430 0.01 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 206,062 2.54 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 11,185-100.00
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 10,489 0.13 136,993-92.34
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 1,095-100.00
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 232,175 2.87 23,642882.04
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21,220 0.26 55,964-62.08
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 68,731 0.85 63,6677.95
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 6,457,220 79.69 7,245,086-10.87
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 527,315-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 82,828 1.02 86,588-4.34
39 Plastics and articles thereof 45 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 10,290 0.13 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 23 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 37 0.00 55-32.73
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,747 0.02 13,344-86.91
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 150,418 1.86 49,490203.94
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 20,406-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 147,793 1.82 120,83222.31
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 58,512 0.72 8,802564.76
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 40,721 0.50 6735,950.67
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 12,786 0.16 2,539403.58
65 Headgear and parts thereof 576 0.01 47122.29
73 Articles of iron or steel 328 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 14,794-100.00
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 834 0.01 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 95-100.00
94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings 17,336 0.21 4,876255.54
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia